AD8™ Support Information

AD8™ App support information

Permission & Licensing Policy

Prior to accessing the AD8™ (app or PDF version), you must review and agree to the following terms and conditions on behalf of yourself and/or, if applicable, your employer (“Licensee”).

Washington University (“WU”) grants permission to use and reproduce the AD8™ without modification or editing of any kind, solely for (1) patient care purposes, defined as an individual’s use of the AD8™ for non-research patient care services, specifically excluding use in clinical trials, product promotion, and/or electronic medical/health records (EMR/EHR), and (2) non-commercial, academic research.

Licensee shall not remove any copyright or patent notice or trade secret legend from any copy of the AD8™, and the Licensee shall not assert and shall not represent to any third party that it has any ownership rights in, or the right to sell, transfer, assign or sub-license the AD8™.

All uses of the AD8™ shall contain the following copyright notice:
“All rights reserved. Copyright 2008 by Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri”

You assume all liability due to or arising from your use of the AD8™. WU will not be liable to Licensee for any loss, claim or demand made or incurred by the Licensee or any third party, due to or arising from the use of the AD8™ by Licensee. Further, the following terms of liability or indemnification will apply as indicated, depending on if Licensee is an institution of the state, a U.S. Government Agency, or other:

If the Licensee is an institution of the state or a U.S. Government Agency:
Except to the extent prohibited by law, Licensee agrees to indemnify as follows: Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless WU, and each of its present and former trustees, faculty, staff, employees, students, directors, officers, agents, successors and assigns (each a “WU Indemnitee”) from and against any and all judgments, losses, expenses, damages and/or liabilities (including, without limitation, any and all attorneys’ and expert witness fees and court costs), that a WU Indemnitee may incur from any and all claims, suits, actions and/or proceedings (collectively, “Claims”) due to or arising out of the use of the AD8™ by Licensee or any third party using the AD8™ on behalf of Licensee.

All other Licensees:
Licensee agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless WU, and each of its present and former trustees, faculty, staff, employees, students, directors, officers, agents, successors and assigns (each a “WU Indemnitee”) from and against any and all judgments, losses, expenses, damages and/or liabilities (including, without limitation, any and all attorneys’ and expert witness fees and court costs), that a WU Indemnitee may incur from any and all claims, suits, actions and/or proceedings (collectively, “Claims”) due to or arising out of the use of the AD8™ by Licensee or any third party using the AD8™ on behalf of Licensee.

Licensee further agrees, represents, and warrants that it will not make any edits, modifications, or derivative works of the AD8™.

Please visit https://otm.wustl.edu/for-industry/tools/#AD8, click the "Read More" option and select the responses that apply to your intended use of the AD8™. Once completed, send your agreement to the contracts group at MTA@DOM.wustl.edu. If you have any questions regarding the agreement, please email the contracts group.

Obtaining The Screening Interview pdf

A PDF of the interview questions and scoring guidelines can be acquired by clicking the image below:

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